CVE-2015-1341
Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports
HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2019 at 03:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxApportApport
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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Any Python module in sys.path can be imported if the command line of the process triggering the coredump is Python and the first argument is -m in Apport before 2.19.2 function _python_module_path.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.19.2
Affected range stops below 2.19.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13v < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18v < 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7v < 2.19.1-0ubuntu4v < 2.19.2
Affected range stops below 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.19.1-0ubuntu4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.19.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.19.2CVSS
7.4HIGHcanonical
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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